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From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC/PATCH 1/1] format-patch: add an option to record base tree
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Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 01:23:19 -0800
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On 02/23/16 01:17, Fengguang Wu wrote:
> 
> However we are facing a new situation: in test robot POV, IMHO there
> are values to test exactly the same tree as the patch submitter.
> Otherwise the robot risks
> 
> - false negative: failing to apply and test some patches
> - false positive: sending wrong bug reports due to guessed wrong base tree
> 

Wouldn't the important part here be the git hash, rather than the tree?
 If you have the same hash then it by definition is the same contents?

	-hpa